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Join me for the last show in this series, and the last show before the summer haitus. We will return in September with another fantastic lineup! This week features two more dynamic leaders who will share thier secrets to getting those books out there! Charmaine Hammond is a Dialogue Expert, Transformational Speaker & Best Selling Author of "On Toby's Terms". Her latest,"Toby the Pet Therapy Dog Says Be a Buddy, NOT a Bully", the second in her children's series, is being released next month. When Toby steps into the path of a dog who bullies him, and shreds his beloved stuffed teddy-bear toy, we see the hurt feelings it creates.  She uses this book to teach children about the importance of kindness, respect, acceptance, and being considerate of others, including pets.  As an international speaker, author and consultant, Charmaine has spoken to more than 70,000 people in five countries, has been interviewed on TV and Radio 130 times and has hosted 120 radio shows. She has co-authored a series of Ebooks for team and workplace effectiveness and professional and personal development. Linda Baron Katz is author of "Surviving Mental Illness". By telling her story, she shows that anyone can overcome the heartbreaks and challenges that have to be coped with in life.  Although recovery from mental illness was not easy for her, she tries to bring  a message of hope and recovery to all those who are or who have loved ones with a mental illness. She can be found at surviving-mental-illness.com.   So tune in, call in, chat in, tweet in, and as always, stay inspired! And catch this and all episodes as podcasts in ITunes.  

We are back this week with two more motivated authors who got their books from their head to the bookshelves!LaTia McNeely-Sandiford, MSW is the Adversity Expert. She has risen to be a published Author, Motivational Speaker, Success Coach, Seminar Leader and Entrepreneur. She is the Founder & Executive Producer of Lions Vision Productions, LLC, a NJ based production company that specializes in motivational media that moves people forward. She is currently on tour promoting her new book, Burdens in My Backpack. However, she can be found in Union, NJ every 2nd and 4th Thursday, hosting the Worthy Women's Entrepreneurial seminar series that provides education, inspiration, motivation and empowerment for women business owners and those aspiring. Find her at Facebook.com/LionsVisionProductions.Shirley Gutkowski is America’s Dental Hygienist! Her bestselling series of books for dental hygienists have been available since 2004 filling a micro niche. She’s an international speaker, and an award winning author. Along with her own self published books she’s contributed chapters to dental textbooks and is a career coach at CAREERfusion. Her  morning show BlogTalkRadio/ Shirdent1 is getting rocking the airwaves as well. Find her on Twitter @Shirdent and at rdhpurpleguide.com.So tune in, call in, chat in, tweet in. And remember, stay inspired!

If you have written novels, and decided to forego the traditional route, this month is for you! I will feature authors who share how to build a following, format, make choices about covers, marketing and building an audience, whether to do the entire process by yourself or outsource certain projects, everything you might want to know about self-publishing. This week I feature two authors who led professional lives before chasing the dream of writing a novel. Tim E.D spent 15 years hosting live television, won broadcaster of the year, increased ratings for his channel, and won best show two years in a row. The Fight Network, America One, ALN, and affiliates for CW, Fox, Mynetwork, and NBC are just some of the channels in which he has appeared. Tim is currently the crown jewel of cable cup winner for Pro Wrestling. He recently penned his memoirs in a book about reaching your dreams and not taking no for an answer, called “Lake Titicaca”. He will share with us his tricks for selling it independently. Connie Walker was in journalism, did some PR, wrote magazine articles, produced and directed documentary videos, hosted a writers group on AOL from ’94 – ’07, and then finally pursued her dream of writing. After having five novels published the traditional way, she decided to e-publish her own books. She joined an internet group of other published authors who banded together to learn this new business and her first e-book, ”WARM WINTER LOVE” is now on AMAZON/Kindle. So tune in, call in, chat in, and remember, stay inspired!

Join me this week as I feature two more phenomenal women business leaders. Prison was not on Trish Jenkins' goal chart. Conned by a fraudulent business partner, she lost her multi-million dollar portfolio, including her family home, and served 8 months in prison. Isolated from her family and surrounded by criminals, Trish could have succumbed to despair. But knowing treasure is found in dark places, she refused to remain a victim, and instead became an authority on leadership, fraud warning signals and overcoming adversity. She is now a sought after speaker, author and workshop facilitator.Find her at www.trishjenkins.com.auOn October 28, 2004, the vision for The Kairos Moment Wedding and Event Planners, LLC was revealed to the world. After years of coordinating weddings at her local church, and endeavoring to be a blessing to all who needed assistance planning their big day, Bernadette Saunders, President and Founder, realized this was God’s appointed time, and walked into her season of entrepreneurial bliss. An NYU graduate, with a BS in Marketing, and a Certificate in Sports, Entertainment, and Special Events Marketing, she has been involved in the wedding/event planning industry for over 22 years. Find her at www.TheKairosMomentWeddings.comSo, tune in, call in, chat in, tweet in, ane remember, stay inspired!

I can continue this series with 2 more dynamic businesswomen who have felt God's footprint on their blueprint. Jeannie Kerrigan was on last week's schedule, and will grace us with her presence today instead. Jeannie Kerrigan's best selling Layla is the true story of abuse, rape, drug addiction, and death, yet a story of absolute universal love and goodness. Layla offers readers the opportunity to experience the search for the Divine, finding it is always present, everywhere, in everything. Jeannie dedicated her life to saving one broken heart at a time, and from Layla came non-profit www.RickysRevolution.org, and the Power of Resilience workshops. Jennifer Goodsonn, Motivational Speaker, Life Coach, Counselor, writer and Pastor is Founder of Brake 5, an International Woman’s Network that began in 2008 with only 12 women, and today boasts of more than 3800 here and 47 other countries.  As she helps women achieve their goals of becoming who they are called to be, her message focuses on building the mind, body, and spirit of by bringing informative teaching from biblical foundations and practical and personal experiences. Jennifer is also co-owner of Keith Goodson Studios with her husband www.keithgoodson.com and Pastor of Creation House Ministries, a non-profit organization that trains up artists of all fields in skill, character and integrity. Find more: www.brake5.com .facebook.com/CreationHouseKJGoodson So tune in, chat in, tweet in (@grandmasecrets), call in, and remember, stay inspired!